Point Nemo is the most remote part of the ocean, marking the exact location where a boat is farthest from land in all directions. From Point Nemo, which island is not one of the three “closest” points of land 1,670 miles away?
A) Easter Island, Chile
B) Ducie Island, Territory of UK
C) Maher Island, Antarctica
D) Te One Island, New Zealand
Lydia Mullan is the editor-in-chief of SAIL magazine and Multihull Power and Sail. In her eight years with SAIL, she has published over 450 articles, including marine journalism’s best adventure essay in both 2023 and 2024, as recognized by Boating Writers International. She was also the race commentator for the 2025 Transpac and 2025 Marblehead-Halifax, a 2024 Magenta Project graduate, and the media manager for Cole Brauer’s viral circumnavigation.
